States of Matter and Their Changes & Polymers (Vocab) Flashcards

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Define Solid

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Fixed volume and fixed shape

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2
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Define liquid

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Fixed volume but takes the shape of their container

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3
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Define Gas

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Not fixed, takes both volume and shape of their container

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4
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Define thermal energy

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Total kinetic energy of all the atoms that make up an object

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5
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Define condensation

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The conservation of a vapor or gas to a liquid

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6
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Define vaporization

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A phase where an element or compound goes from a liquid to a vapor

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7
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Define sublimation

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The transition from solid to gas without passing the intermediate liquid phase

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8
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Define Deposition

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The direct solidification of a vapor; opposite of sublimation

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9
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Define melting

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A physical process that results in the phase transformation of a substance going from solid to liquid

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10
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Define freezing

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If physical process in which a liquid turns to a solid when the temp is lowered below the objects freezing

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11
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Define matter

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Matter is made up of atoms

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12
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Define a polymer

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A substance that has a molecular structure consisting entirely of a large number of similar units bonded

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13
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Define synthetic

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Austin is made by chemical synthesis especially to imitate a natural product

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